Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more colourful clothes to wear.

He was ____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

I wandered through the cool ______ of the forest trees.

It is crucial that urban people not look down on rural areas.

The map was drawn to the standard ______ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The fire brigade responded to the scene instantly upon receiving the emergency call.

I wonder if you could _______me a favour, Jackon.

The subject of your lecture is very ______ and you should have a good audience. 

Having so many hobbies in common, Ted and Nick got on like a(n) ____________ on fire.

As Tim was..................of the modification in the schedule, he arrived an hour late for the meeting.

This morning, drivers were warned of _____ fog in all industrial areas. 

You can’t stop smoking immediately. Just try to …….. a little.

___________ means a global list of endangered and vulnerable species.

He would win the race if he..... his brother's example and trained harder.

The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ………….. her attention.

I was very sad when the vet said he’d have to _____ Gertie, our lapdog.

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

You should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying.

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.

His second venture, a software firm, is booming and will soon be ready to take on more staff.

The_______ of living here, of course, is that it is expensive.